kaomoji
[ kou-moh-jee ]
/ kaʊˈmoʊ dʒi /
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noun, plural kao·mo·ji, kao·mo·jis.
Digital Technology. a Japanese-style emoticon that uses Japanese characters, Latin letters, and punctuation marks in combination to represent a facial expression that conveys an emotion. Unlike emoticons used by English speakers that depict the face horizontally, kaomoji are vertical depictions of faces, as (^.^) smiling eyes, (^_~) a winking eye, (>.<;) a bead of sweat, or sometimes include depiction of arms, as if raised in celebration \ ^^ /.
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Words nearby kaomoji
kaoliang, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinize, kaolinosis, kaomoji, kaon, Kaopectate, Kao Tsu, kapa haka, ka pai
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